SpaceX Crosses 10,000 Simultaneous Starlink Satellites in Orbit

SpaceX crossed the threshold of 10,000 simultaneously operational Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit, a milestone reached less than seven years after the first batch launched in May 2019. The constellation now provides global broadband coverage and serves as critical communications infrastructure for the Ukrainian military. Two additional Falcon 9 launches on March 17 will further expand the network.